The Parish Gathering – March 15, 2020
Worship, liturgy, family ministry and resources for Sunday, March 15th 2020.
Temptations of the Wilderness: From Fear to Belovedness
Immediately following the affirmation his identity as the Beloved of God, Jesus was driven into the wilderness to endure a season of dryness, testing, and trial. As we embrace our identity as the Blessed, Broken, and Given children of God, what can we learn from Jesus' temptations in the desert? Here we come to a crossroads: will we choose the way of Blessing, or the way of Scarcity?
Temptations of the Beloved: Blessing or Scarcity
Immediately following the affirmation his identity as the Beloved of God, Jesus was driven into the wilderness to endure a season of dryness, testing, and trial. As we embrace our identity as the Blessed, Broken, and Given children of God, what can we learn from Jesus' temptations in the desert? Here we come to a crossroads: will we choose the way of Blessing, or the way of Scarcity?
The Parades of Palm Sunday
We reflect on the events of Palm Sunday as a call from Jesus to live radically alternative outer and inner lives.
Lent: Wasting the Present
This week we explore the Anointing at Bethany and find an invitation to experience holiness in the everyday.
Lent: Come to the Waters
Using the practice of Lectio Divina, we reflect on the invitation to come to Jesus to receive streams of living water.
Lent: The Ox and the Fox
We continue using the practice of Lectio Divina and discover another challenging aspect of the way of Jesus.
Lent: Sensational or Secret
We kick off the Lenten season with a practice of Lectio Divina, and are challenged with choosing silence over sensationalism.
Lent Practices – Holy Saturday – 3.31.2018
THEME:Subtracting Distraction, Gaining Jesus BREATH PRAYER: Jesus, keep me centered at the foot of the cross. CENTERING: When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus. He went to…
Lent Practices – Good Friday – 3.30.2018
THEME:Subtracting Distraction, Gaining Jesus BREATH PRAYER: Jesus, keep me centered at the foot of the cross. CENTERING: So they took Jesus; and carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what is called The Place of the Skull, which…
